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Research interests
Full Professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). An anthropologist specializing in fieldwork, ethnographic techniques, and the study of ritual and symbolism. In 1993, she began ethnographic fieldwork (with a predoctoral research grant) among the Ndowe people of Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa, focusing on women's reproductive health with a particular emphasis on symbolic representations and ritual practices. Within the Research Group in Fundamental and Applied Anthropology (GRAFO), she has also investigated social exclusion and marginalization in research projects with Professor Teresa San Román, and the transcultural study of procreation with Professor Aurora González. She is currently a member of the AHCISP research group (Anthropology and History of the Construction of Social and Political Identities), a recognized SGR funded by AGAUR (2021SGR00193). Her current research focuses on symbolism and ritual, employing an ethnographic methodology to study contemporary ritual practices, as published on the website 'Inventario de Rituales' (https://webs.uab.cat/rituals/presentacio/).
Educational management
Her research career is transferred to the field of teaching, in the following subjects of the Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology: 1) Anthropology of Religion, Ritual and Symbolism. 2) Ethnographic Fieldwork I. In the Master in Anthropology, the block: Notion of Person in Africa, America and India.
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Doctorado en Antropología, con la calificación de Excelente Cum Laude por unanimidad, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Nov 1999
Masters, Master en Investigación Básica Aplicada en Antropología Social y Cultural, con la calificación de Matrícula de Honor por unanimidad, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Jun 1996
Degree, Licenciatura en Filosofía y Letras (Geografía e Historia), en la especialidad de Antropología Social y Cultural, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Jan 1992
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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LA CONSTRUCCIÓ DE LA PAU I LA RECUPERACIÓ DE LA MEMÒRIA DEMOCRÀTICA A LA RIBERA DE L’EBRE. Una perspectiva interseccional, etnogràfica i educativa d’aplicació i de transferència de coneixement des de l’antropologia sociocultural
Fons Renaudon, V. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/24 → 15/12/24
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Parentalidades. Aproximaciones antropológicas y conexiones interdisciplinarias.
Piella Vila, A. M. (Principal Investigator), Bretones Peregrina, E. (Collaborator), Garcia Tugas, M. L. (Collaborator), Imaz Martínez, M. E. (Collaborator), Díaz Fernández, A. (Investigator), Fons Renaudon, V. (Investigator), Gonzalez Echevarria, A. (Investigator), Grau Rebollo, J. (Investigator), Sanjuan Nuñez, L. (Investigator) & Valdes Gazquez, M. (Investigator)
1/01/13 → 31/12/16
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Teoria transcultural de la reproducció dels grups humans. L'antropologia del parentiu com a estudi dels models socioculturals de la procreació i criança de nens
Gonzalez Echevarria, A. (Principal Investigator), Casado Aijon, I. (Investigator), Fons Renaudon, V. (Investigator), Grau Rebollo, J. (Investigator), Parramón Homs, C. C. (Investigator), Piella Vila, A. M. (Investigator), Rodriguez Garcia, D. (Investigator), San Román Espinosa, T. (Investigator), Soto Marata, P. (Investigator), Valdes Gazquez, M. (Investigator) & Valenzuela Garcia, H. (Investigator)
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC)
1/10/06 → 31/05/10
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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El dominio teórico transcultural de la procreación. Concepciónde la persona, control de la sexualidad, organización de la reproducción, crianza y configuración de modelos
Gonzalez Echevarria, A. (Principal Investigator), Fons Renaudon, V. (Researcher on contract), Grau Rebollo, J. (Researcher on contract), Piella Vila, A. M. (Researcher on contract), Rodríguez García, D. (Researcher on contract), Valenzuela Díaz, A. (Researcher on contract) & San Román Espinosa, T. (Investigator)
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT)
19/12/00 → 19/12/03
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Exclusión social y minorias etnicas. A medio camino en la construcción de una teoria.
San Román Espinosa, T. (Principal Investigator), Calafell Cremades, J. M. (Researcher on contract), De Barruti Martinez, M. M. (Researcher on contract), Fons Renaudon, V. (Researcher on contract), Grietens, K. P. (Researcher on contract), Mendez López, C. (Researcher on contract), Molina, J. L. (Researcher on contract), Muntañola Thornberg, E. (Researcher on contract), Sanjuán Núñez, L. (Researcher on contract), Valcarcel Guitlan, R. (Researcher on contract), Díaz Fernández, A. (Investigator), Gonzalez Echevarria, A. (Investigator), Parramon Homs, C. C. (Investigator) & Roig Zamarreño, C. (Investigator)
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT)
19/12/00 → 19/12/03
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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The current rituality of Catholic death in Catalonia, a world of meanings: Special Series: The Materiality of Death and Expressions of Mourning: Exploring Cultural Significance in Comparative Perspectives (Q1)
Fons, V., 2025, In: Death Studies. 49, 10, p. 1335-1342 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploración de lo humano en la sala de disección
Translated title of the contribution :EXPLORING THE HUMAN IN THE DISSECTION ROOM Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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«Los llamamos a todos», ritual de difuntos en la costa de Ecuador. Una propuesta metodológica para su análisis
Translated title of the contribution :"We call them all", ritual of the dead on the coast of Ecuador. A methodological proposal for its analysis Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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«Once upon a time a Catalunya» L’antropologia d’allò sensible en temps de pandèmia
Fons Renaudon, V. & Campo Aráuz, A. L., 2021, In: Revista d'Etnologia de Catalunya.. 46, p. 206-211Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Variables psicosociales de riesgo y protección de la salud mental durante la pandemia por covid-19: un estudio transnacional en países iberoamericanos
Translated title of the contribution :Psychosocial risk variables and mental health protection during the mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-national study in iberoamerican countries Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Thesis
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Los ndowé entre Guinea Ecuatorial y Cataluña: etnomedicina, salud materno-infantil y procreación
Fons Renaudon, V. (Author), San Román Espinosa, T. (Director), 30 Nov 1999Student thesis: Doctoral thesis